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Xylazine appears to worsen the life-threatening effects of opioids in rats
A new study in rats suggests that xylazine, the active ingredient in a non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer not approved for human use, can worsen the life-threatening effects of opioids. The findings imply that when used in [...]
Men died of overdose at 2-3 times greater a rate than women in the U.S. in 2020-2021
Men were significantly more vulnerable than women to overdose deaths involving opioid and stimulant drugs in 2020-2021, according to a new study analyzing death records data from across the United States. The study found that [...]
Only 1 in 4 adolescent treatment facilities offer buprenorphine for opioid use disorder
Only 1 in 4 residential addiction treatment facilities caring for U.S. adolescents under 18 years old offer buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid use disorder, according to a new study. Only 1 in 8 [...]
NIH and FDA leaders call for more research, lower barriers to improve and implement drug- checking tools amid overdose epidemic
What: In a new Commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine, leaders at the National Institutes of Health and U.S. Food and Drug Administration highlight the urgent need to address current gaps in the [...]
Young men at highest risk of schizophrenia linked with cannabis use disorder
Young men with cannabis (marijuana) use disorder have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, according to a study led by researchers at the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark and the National Institute on [...]
Anti-poverty programs may help reduce disparities in brain development and mental health symptoms in children
States that provide stronger social safety nets have lower socioeconomic disparities in the brain development and mental health of children 9 to 11 years old, according to research supported by the National Institute on Drug [...]
School prevalence of stimulant therapy for ADHD associated with higher rates of prescription stimulant misuse among teens
Researchers have identified a strong association between prevalence of prescription stimulant therapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and rates of prescription stimulant misuse (taken in a way other than as directed by a clinician) by students [...]
Buprenorphine initiation in the ER found safe and effective for individuals with OUD who use fentanyl
Results from a multi-site clinical trial supported by the National Institutes of Health showed that less than 1% of people with opioid use disorder whose drug use includes fentanyl experienced withdrawal when starting buprenorphine in [...]
Increased Use of Telehealth Services and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk for Fatal Overdose
The expanded availability of opioid use disorder-related telehealth services and medications during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a lowered likelihood of fatal drug overdose among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study. “The results [...]
Increased Telehealth Services, OUD Medications During COVID-19 Associated with Reduced Fatal Overdose Risk
The expanded availability of opioid use disorder-related telehealth services and medications during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a lowered likelihood of fatal drug overdose among Medicare beneficiaries, according to a new study. “The results [...]
- Reported drug use among adolescents continued to hold below pre-pandemic levels in 2023
- Overdose deaths increased in pregnant and postpartum women from early 2018 to late 2021
- Los suicidios por sobredosis de drogas aumentaron entre los jóvenes, las personas mayores y las mujeres negras, a pesar de la tendencia general decreciente
- Los suicidios por sobredosis de drogas aumentaron entre los jóvenes, las personas mayores y las mujeres negras, a pesar de la tendencia general decreciente
- Suicides by drug overdose increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women, despite overall downward trend
- Suicides by drug overdose increased among young people, elderly people, and Black women, despite overall downward trend
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- La conexión social, el sueño y la actividad física se asociaron con una mejor salud mental entre los jóvenes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
- Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Percentage of adolescents reporting drug use decreased significantly in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic endured
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I’m Breaking Up With the Word ‘Addict’ and I Hope You’ll Do the Same
"Addict'" is one of those words that so many of us use, largely without pausing to wonder if we should. We just take for granted that it's totally OK to describe a human being [...]
Childhood trauma can make people like morphine more
People who have experienced childhood trauma get a more pleasurable "high" from morphine, new research suggests. June 22, 2021 | Source:University of Exeter University of Exeter scientists compared the effects [...]
How We Measure and Report ‘Success’ in Addiction Treatment Matters
May 14, 2021 Deni Carise, PhD Chronic diseases are broadly defined as conditions that last one year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both. Chronic diseases [...]
Mary Jeanne Kreek, Methadone Developer, Dies at 84
Mary Jeanne Kreek, Methadone Developer, Dies at 84 A physician and neurobiologist at the Rockefeller University who specialized in addiction research, Kreek was best known for her work on developing the treatment for heroin [...]
Naloxone & 12 Step Programs
I wanted to close the chapter completely … and I feel like that [carrying naloxone] would keep it open a little bit”: Refusal to carry naloxone among newly-abstinent opioid users and 12-step identity International [...]
The Best Explanation of Addiction I’ve Ever Heard – Dr. Gabor Maté
"I'm not afraid of dying - I am more afraid of living"
Comparative Effectiveness of Different Treatment Pathways for Opioid Use Disorder
February 2020 | JAMA OPEN NETWORKSarah E. Wakeman, MD1,2; Marc R. Larochelle, MD, MPH3,4; Omid Ameli, MD, MPH5; et alKey Points Español 中文 (Chinese)Question What is the real-world effectiveness of different treatment pathways for opioid use disorder?Findings In this comparative effectiveness research study of 40 885 adults with opioid [...]
Fire at Western Avenue sober house displaces 12 people
SAM SHEPHERD | KENNEBEC JOURNAL AUGUSTA — Twelve residents of a sober house at 93 Western Ave. were displaced by an attic fire Wednesday afternoon, and the property’s owners are scrambling to find housing [...]
New Santa Fe DA sets speedy trial, plea policies for drug possession
By Phaedra Haywood phaywood@sfnewmexican.com Jan 16, 2021 Updated Jan 17, 2021 Newly sworn in District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies has issued a slew of new policies she says will help her deliver on the campaign promises that [...]
After COVID-19 and Beyond the Opioid Wave
December 29, 2020 Psychiatric Times | Chelsea Wolf, MD , Melanie Rylander, MD , Alia Al-Tayyib, PhD , Scott Simpson, MD, MPH Lessons from the opioid epidemic should be applied to cases of methamphetamine abuse. Photo Credit: OlegGolovnev/shutterstock Opioids continue to [...]
